Are you right now searching for something deep down? Do you feel there’s no hope? You are looking for answers and a glisten of hope. You see no relief, no “light at the end of the tunnel.” You feel like there is a void inside of you but you believe there’s more. You say to yourself, “Is this what it’s all about?” “Is this what I came here for?” “Is this why I am here?” You lay in bed at night and ask why? Why me, Lord? I don’t understand. You feel lonely and lost. You feel no one cares. You search out the inward most parts of your being trying to find answers but you find nothing. You cry out in the mid-night hours. You feel deep down you were created for a purpose, for a reason. You hope there is more. Everything you have dreamed about has come to nothing. You have always had to settle. You feel dead inside. Beat down. You do things just to get someone to notice you, to reach down and pull you up. You hate yourself for what you have become or are becoming. You cry out for someone to rescue you and show you the way out. Every relationship you have been in has failed. You have done unbelievable things to yourself and to others and you think there’s no hope.
GOOD NEWS! There is always hope. There is always a way out. There is one crying out to you now, saying, “Come unto me all you who are heavy laden and down trodden. For I will come and lift you up and comfort you.” But you say, “I have done this and I have done that. How can anyone love me and care for me?” “But I tell you the truth, I the Lord have known you since before the beginning of time; before I formed you in your mother’s womb, I was with you. I knew your name. You are no accident; you are not a mistake. I have a plan and purpose for you. I love you and I desire to spend time with you. You are the apple of my eye. I have poured out my heart and my life for you. I have already shown you how much I love you and why I created you. You see I am God. I am the creator of the universe – creator of all things – and I loved you so much that I came to earth in human form by the work of the Holy Spirit who formed me in Mary. I was birthed and came into existence. What you call Christmas is the celebration of my birth. I walked on earth. I gave up my Godly rights to come and walk with you; to be tempted and tested, just as you but I sinned not because I had a greater purpose. I came to show you the way to holiness. My sole purpose was to come and be offered up as a sin offering; to take all the sins of the world – yes, all the sins of the world – upon myself; even yours. My whole purpose was to die. Yes, I was created to die. Sounds awful, doesn’t it? But it’s not; not in my eyes. It is the most wonderful thing in the world; that I would die for my people – YOU. I love you so much that I who knew no sin would receive all the sin that was in the world upon myself. Whether you accept it or not, I have already paid the price for you. Now I wait for you to accept it.”
“Oh, by the way, remember all the sins we were talking about before. I have forgiven them all. You see, in my eyes there is no sin greater than another. Well, there is one and that is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. That is the greatest sin of all and the only way you can do that is by accrediting the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan. So a word of advice is, if you don’t understand it or can explain it keep silent cause the very thing you think is of Satan could be me. So be wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove.”
“So if you come to the realization that you are seeking something and have tried and tried to do right to no avail, accept my gift of the Cross. Salvation is a free gift to you. You can never earn your way into Heaven. It is a free gift. All you need to do is accept me.”
Pray this prayer: Jesus, I ask you now to forgive my sins and I accept you as my Savior, my Redeemer, as my Lord. Come and mark me with your promise, the Holy Spirit.
If you prayed this prayer then now I speak over you that you are forgiven. All of your sins are forgiven – past, present and future. It is done. And now the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and all the angels in heaven are singing and rejoicing over you.
The Lord says, “Yes, I have created you for a purpose. You see a lot of people know I died for them, but very few in return commit themselves to me so I can use them to touch others. You see I created you so I could use you to touch all those people around you; so I can minister to all those in your life through you. I want you to be my ambassador on earth. Everyone that I have created has a purpose and that is to allow me to use them as I see fit. I want to come and spend time with you, my people, and comfort you and be Your God and you to be my people.”
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The psalmist proclaims:
"The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands"; "when I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained; what is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him?"; "for You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well." Ps. 19:1; Ps.8:3-4; Ps. 139:13-14
Friday, December 18, 2009
GOOD & EVIL
What is the difference? Well, it depends on which view we take. The world's view or God's view. The world's view says anything that hurts us or makes us feel bad or even hurts others is evil. The world's view also says good is whatever makes us feel good or happy or lets us get our way, and so on.
Let's look at what God calls good and evil. We must start at the beginning when man was created. God created male and female and called them Adam. They were one! And then he pulled woman out of man by taking a rib and creating woman. That is when He separated them. We all remember the fall -- when they eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They did not know the difference but once their eyes were opened they saw everything differently and they started feeling things they never felt before -- like fear and shame. If you remember, Adam heard God coming and hid himself because he was naked. The Lord asked where he was and why he was hiding. Adam said he was afraid because he was naked. Before this, they did not know they were naked and there was no problem.
After knowing this, when we look at life we should look at it through the eyes of the Spirit and not of the world. Let's look at what the Lord said to Moses when He sent him to set His people free. He said Pharaoh was created to show the Glory “Hand” of God. God allows everything to take place for His glory to be seen on earth; to bring all men/women to Himself, to the knowledge of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
So if a child dies in any form -- I mean any, too -- that child is with the Father in heaven with no care in the world. That child will never hunger or thirst again; never be in want. If He allows things to happen to draw all men unto Him, how can that be bad? Everything is created for a reason and purpose. We cannot see the whole picture and game plan the Father has.
Just imagine everything going on around you is the Lord trying to get your attention. He is trying to speak to you through what is going on in and around you right at this moment. Sit back and ask the Lord to speak to you and reveal Himself to you. Ask the Lord to open your eyes to see and to open your ears to hear what the Spirit is saying and doing. Can you imagine that the Lord cares that much for you?
He gave up his Godly throne and came to earth in human form just for you. He walked on earth as a human being for 33 years and was tempted just like us, but sinned not. He was perfect and then, to top it all off, He went to the Cross -- was tortured and beaten and then was crucified for your sins. He paid the price for the sins of the world.
Look at what the Lord suffered for our sins. Do you think it was good or evil? It is good the Lord loves you and me so much that He would die for us and bring us back into the relationship He created us for in the beginning. Let’s change our mindset and start looking at every situation as a God-ordained opportunity to bring us into a closer relationship with Him. Let’s let God be God and allow him to do whatever he wants in us, to us and through us. God says; “I AM THE GREAT I AM. I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHO I HAVE MERCY.”
Let's look at what God calls good and evil. We must start at the beginning when man was created. God created male and female and called them Adam. They were one! And then he pulled woman out of man by taking a rib and creating woman. That is when He separated them. We all remember the fall -- when they eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They did not know the difference but once their eyes were opened they saw everything differently and they started feeling things they never felt before -- like fear and shame. If you remember, Adam heard God coming and hid himself because he was naked. The Lord asked where he was and why he was hiding. Adam said he was afraid because he was naked. Before this, they did not know they were naked and there was no problem.
After knowing this, when we look at life we should look at it through the eyes of the Spirit and not of the world. Let's look at what the Lord said to Moses when He sent him to set His people free. He said Pharaoh was created to show the Glory “Hand” of God. God allows everything to take place for His glory to be seen on earth; to bring all men/women to Himself, to the knowledge of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
So if a child dies in any form -- I mean any, too -- that child is with the Father in heaven with no care in the world. That child will never hunger or thirst again; never be in want. If He allows things to happen to draw all men unto Him, how can that be bad? Everything is created for a reason and purpose. We cannot see the whole picture and game plan the Father has.
Just imagine everything going on around you is the Lord trying to get your attention. He is trying to speak to you through what is going on in and around you right at this moment. Sit back and ask the Lord to speak to you and reveal Himself to you. Ask the Lord to open your eyes to see and to open your ears to hear what the Spirit is saying and doing. Can you imagine that the Lord cares that much for you?
He gave up his Godly throne and came to earth in human form just for you. He walked on earth as a human being for 33 years and was tempted just like us, but sinned not. He was perfect and then, to top it all off, He went to the Cross -- was tortured and beaten and then was crucified for your sins. He paid the price for the sins of the world.
Look at what the Lord suffered for our sins. Do you think it was good or evil? It is good the Lord loves you and me so much that He would die for us and bring us back into the relationship He created us for in the beginning. Let’s change our mindset and start looking at every situation as a God-ordained opportunity to bring us into a closer relationship with Him. Let’s let God be God and allow him to do whatever he wants in us, to us and through us. God says; “I AM THE GREAT I AM. I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHO I HAVE MERCY.”
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
MORE THAN CONQUERORS
December 1, 2009
More Than Conquerors
We are living in the greatest time in the world; when everything is okay except for anything that has to do with Christ. We have a generation that is watching and wondering why everyone is against these Christ followers. They are trying to take Him out of everything. There must be something there then if they keep trying to remove Hm. This is just what will draw them to Christ when they try to remove Him.
People’s faith is starting to rise up in them and they are starting to take a stand. It is great to see the Spirit of the living God moving in his people with boldness to stand and speak up when there once was silence. But now they are saying enough; we will not be pushed anymore; that is wrong and we won’ t put up with it any more.
It is time for the Worship Warriors to come forth in battle. Give no sleep to your eyes until he makes Jerusalem His praise. “Do you feel that little nudge prompting you to come with me. Spend time with me in the secret place. Come unto me,” says the Lord, “and I will strengthen you. I will fill you and give you rest. Come unto me and I will heal you. Take my yoke upon you for it is light. Come unto me and feed. Come into my presence and soak in the Most Holy Place. Come unto me,” says the Lord. “Come.”
Arise, spirit of the living God. I say, arise.
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,j whok have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,m neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:28-39.
More Than Conquerors
We are living in the greatest time in the world; when everything is okay except for anything that has to do with Christ. We have a generation that is watching and wondering why everyone is against these Christ followers. They are trying to take Him out of everything. There must be something there then if they keep trying to remove Hm. This is just what will draw them to Christ when they try to remove Him.
People’s faith is starting to rise up in them and they are starting to take a stand. It is great to see the Spirit of the living God moving in his people with boldness to stand and speak up when there once was silence. But now they are saying enough; we will not be pushed anymore; that is wrong and we won’ t put up with it any more.
It is time for the Worship Warriors to come forth in battle. Give no sleep to your eyes until he makes Jerusalem His praise. “Do you feel that little nudge prompting you to come with me. Spend time with me in the secret place. Come unto me,” says the Lord, “and I will strengthen you. I will fill you and give you rest. Come unto me and I will heal you. Take my yoke upon you for it is light. Come unto me and feed. Come into my presence and soak in the Most Holy Place. Come unto me,” says the Lord. “Come.”
Arise, spirit of the living God. I say, arise.
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,j whok have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,m neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:28-39.
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